Audio Column by Sukey Howard

Most of us have been scratching our heads (tearing our hair might be more accurate) trying to fathom the whos, the hows and the whys of the mega-financial meltdown we’re in. Answers have been scarce and understanding the abstruse financial instruments that paved the way, difficult. Help is here in Gillian Tett’s totally engrossing Fool’s Gold: How the Bold Dream of a Small...